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How the world sees Greece
Monday, September 30, 2013
The Gorgeous Greek Peninsula That Bans Female Visitors
Slate Magazine (blog)The Gorgeous Greek Peninsula That Bans Female VisitorsSlate Magazine (blog)Mount Athos, known to Greeks as the "holy mountain," is the home of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. Self-governed, and running on Byzantine time -- in which the day begins at sunset -- Mount Athos accommodates 1,500 monks within its monasteries, most of ...
